Compare LGBT Rights in Ecuador & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Gender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2012
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 1862
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